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Neeraj the brightest hope as Indian athletes face stern Worlds test

The New Indian Express Kozhikode

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September 12, 2025

NO matter how many athletes India have sent, once again the focus will be on multiple Olympic and Worlds medallist Neeraj Chopra when the World Athletics Championships begins in Tokyo on Saturday.

- INDRANEEL DAS @Chennai

NO matter how many athletes India have sent, once again the focus will be on multiple Olympic and Worlds medallist Neeraj Chopra when the World Athletics Championships begins in Tokyo on Saturday. For India, he has been the most consistent sportsperson across disciplines since his comeback from injury in 2020 and the gold at the Olympics in Tokyo in 2021.

Neeraj, even though at times plagued by sensitive adductor niggles, managed to stay on top of the world. With Pakistan's Arshad Nadeem spoiling his party at the Paris Olympics with a monstrous 92.97m, the sport found a new romance in the rivalry between the once friendly throwers.

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